AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



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SALMON BERRY or THIMBLE BERRY (Rubacer parviflorus). 



The salmon berrj^ or Thimble berry, also known as flowering rasp- 

 berry, shown at Figure 124, is a well known honey plant on the Pacific 

 Coast. It occurs along the coast from Alaska to Mexico. It also occurs 

 in the mountains as far south as Colorado and New Mexico. It is a shrub 

 with erect stem and red fruit. It is known to some extent in Ontario west 

 to Dakota. 



Salmon berry is frequently mentioned as a source of honey in the Pa- 

 cific Northwest, especially in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. 



Fig. 124. Salmon berry, or thimljle berry. 



SALT CEDAR (Tamarix gallica). 



Scholl's Bulletin lists the salt cedar as a source of honey in Texas. 

 "Common European shrub which seems to have escaped in many places in 

 Texas." (Coulter). "On roadsides, in thickets and waste places in warmer 

 parts of southern United States, naturalized from southern Europe." 

 (Small.) The author has reports of this plant being common in the vicinity 

 of Corpus Christi, Texas. Reported also as a honey plant in places in Cali- 

 fornia. 



SANDVINE, see Bluevine. 



